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Only 46% schools in the Northern Province will get labs
Only 46% 0f 1AB and 1C schools in the Northern Province that are currently preparing students for the O/L and/or A/L will receive laboratory facilities...
Sri Lanka is the only country to have dealt decisively against terrorism - BJP
Sri
Lanka is the only country to have dealt decisively against terrorism, said Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Dr. Chari Seshadri Ramanujan who met President
Rajapaksa...
Wear short skirts to school - Political stooge principals tell female staff
Certain principals of schools controlled by the Provincial Councils are
pressuring female non-academic staff to wear short skirts, General
Secretary...
It will take a long time to heal the wounds of war - President Mahinda Rajapaksa
It will take a long time to heal the wounds of war and true reconciliation to take place in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the visiting Portuguese...
Take action before a culture of impunity is created - Election monitors
United National Party (UNP) Monaragala district organizer Tissa Kuttiarachchi's office at Handapanagala, Wellawaya was attacked in the early hours of today...
3500 principals politically appointed
There are over 3500 politically appointed principals in schools around the country, teachers trade unions said. Most of these individuals are not qualified...
Ranil to nominate the UVA candidates
The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee yesterday (July 18)
decided to authorize party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to appoint the
nomination...
Sailor who allegedly raped 11 year old still unidentified
An identification parade was held yesterday (July 18) to identify the sailor who raped an 11 year old girl at Uri, Kareinagar, Jaffna. Seven sailors were...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 passenger Cor Pan’s last Facebook post proves tragically prophetic
For Cor Pan, a Dutch holidaymaker heading for Kuala Lumpur with his girlfriend Neeltje Tol, boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight was an irresistible opportunity...
Report: Vladimir Putin’s Plane Lapped MH17, May Have Been Target
The tragic crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine today has sparked a flurry of speculation and some damning theories about how the plane may...
Khuram Shaikh death: Sri Lankan politician and three men jailed
Chairman of Tangalle Local Council and three others have been convicted and jailed for killing British aid worker Khuram Shaikh, 32, from Rochdale. He...
210314 complaints of child abuse
Child Care Authority (CCA) said that its
office has received 210314 telephone calls regarding cases of child abuse and
child violence from July 2010....
Public property misused in Uva - CaFFE writes to governor
Campaign for Free and fair Elections (CaFFE) has written to the Governor of the Uva province, Nanda Mathew, asking him to take immediate action to reclaim...
Albino cobra found in a bag inside the zoo
The albino cobra, which was reported to be missing from the Dehiwala zoo, was found inside a bag at the zoo premises today (July 17) morning. The cobra...
If zoo animals are dying veterinary surgeons have to be held responsible - Zoo Director
If Dehiwala Zoo animals are dying its the responsibility of the veterinary surgeons because the zoo has provided them with all the facilities and medicines...
CCTV footage to identify those who followed BASL President
The police will go through the the footage of CCTV cameras installed in the area where the Bar Association President Upul Jayasuriya was trailed by a...
Legal action against buoy hose pipes manufacturer - Minister of Petroleum Industries
Legal action has been taken against Manuli the manufacturers of buoy hose pipes in Italy, said Minister of Petroleum Industries, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa,...
Assure the safety of Bar Association President – CaFFE and CHR
Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and the Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) express deep concern about the attempts to intimidate the...
Namal trying to re-energize SLFP youth
A meeting to energize the SLFP youth wing in Hiniduma was held on July 8 under the leadership of Hambantota district MP Namal Rajapaksa. MPs Piyasena Gamage, Shehan Semasinghe, Udith Lokubandara, Manusha Nanayakkara and provincial councilors Randima Gamage and Kanchana Wijesekara also participated. Read more...
Against racism - Movement of Equal Rights distribute leaflets
Movement of Equal Rights organized a leaflet distributing campaign and a banner signing campaign against racism and communal-ism on 3rd July in front of the Fort Railway Station. Pl find the attachments for images of the event. Read more...
Namal Rajapaksa visits Adhikarigoda
MP Namal Rajapaksa visited Adhikarigoda to assess damage during Aluthgama riots. The village has a mixture of Sinhala and Muslim populations.
Panadura No Limit burns
Hartal in the East
Street Fighter Assassins Fist 2014
Stylish Marketer 2014, the annual fashion show of the University of Kelaniya was held recently. A number...
Cricket
Sri Lanka won the test series against England
Sri Lanka won the second test against England by 100 runs. JM Anderson who held on for 55 balls got out...
Sri Lanka close to historic win against England
Sri Lanka have never won a Test series in England, but they are closing in on a magnificent achievement...
Sri Lanka strikes back - Sanga equals a world record
In the Test Match Special commentary box, Graeme Swann wistfully imagined himself bowling on a dry Headingley...
Dhoni only cricketer on Forbes' high-earners' list
MS Dhoni, the India captain, is the only cricketer on the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in the world....
Herschelle Gibbs and Jacob Oram refuse to play in Pakistan
Pakistan cricket has been dealt another blow after former Test players Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa...
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UPFA still perplexed about Wimal abstaining from the May Day rally
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa did not attend the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) May Day rally, which surprised many. NFF, a constituent party of the UPFA, has always attended...
Namal goes fishing
MP Namal Rajapaksa's birthday was on April 10. He was in Carlton house where a pirith ceremony was also held to mark his birthday. A large number of young MPs were with him for the birthday celebrations....
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Business News
BBDO is the Most Effective and Most Creative Agency Network in the World
BBDO was named the Most Effective Agency Network in the World by Effie Worldwide on 19 June. This is the second time that...
Sri Lanka to be the fastest growing South Asian economy
Sri Lanka is expected to post the strongest economic growth in South Asia in 2014, hitting 7.2%, according to a World Bank’s...
Holcim Lanka donates drawing tool kits for the engineering students at University of Jaffna
Colombo, May 20, 2014: Holcim Lanka recently donated 39 sets of drawing tool kits to the first
batch of engineering students...
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